School of Education

Curriculum Vita
Agnes L. DeWitt
Assistant Professor
Masters of School Administration

EDUCATION
Doctor of Education Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Nova Southeastern University, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. October 31, 1999.
Master of Science M.S. (Home Economics Consumer Education), University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland. May 1974.
Bachelor of Science B.S. (Home Economics Education), Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia,
May 1969.
Certification (North Carolina Department of Public Instruction)
Superintendent
Principal (K-12)
Family & Consumer Science Education (9-12)
Academically Gifted (K-12)

SCHOLARSHIP
A. Publications
1. Articles (Refereed discipline related)
DeWitt, A. (Winter 2012). Field Experience in Online Education Courses.
Academic Exchange Quarterly, 16(4).
2. Articles (Refereed discipline related)
DeWitt, A. & Reese-Durham, N. (Fall 2010). Using Technology to Enhance Student
Presentations. The Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research, 6(1), 22-28.

B. Research and Grantmanship

1. Grants
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a. Grants(Federal)
Office or Innovation and Improvement: School Leadership Program. (July
2013)
Funding Agency: US Department of Education.
Requested Amount: $4,145,872.04 (unfunded)
Teaching Excellence in American Civic History. (April 2011)
Funding Agency: US Department of Education.
Requested Amount: $500,000.00 (no funds from Congress)
b. Grants(State)
21st CCLC: City Of Joy Ministries 21st CCLC SEA (Southern Enrichment
Academy) Program, (April 2014)
Funding Agency: NC Department of Public Instruction 21st Century Community
Learning Centers
Requested Amount: $250,000 (per year for 4 years = $1,000,000,000)
(funded)
21st CCLC: COJM 21st CCLC TERMS (Technology, Engineering, Math, and
Science) Program. (March 2013)
Funding Agency: NC Department of Public Instruction 21st Century Community
Learning Centers
Requested Amount: $399,798 (year-long program) $41,458 (summer program)
(unfunded)
Millennial Educators for Millennial Learners (ME4ML): Core Mathematics
Standards and Low-Performing Students. (2011)
Funding Agency: NCQUES
Requested Amount: $205,015.86 (unfunded)
21st CCMT: 21st Century Core Mathematics Teachers. (November 2010)
Funding Agency: NCQUEST
Requested Amount: $1,198,206.00 (unfunded)
c. Grants(University)
The University of North Carolina General Administration: E-Learning and
Online Initiative. (May 2008- June 30, 2009)
Funding Agency: UNC General Administration
Requested Amount: $60,000.00 (funded)
d. Grants(Private)
Burroughs Wel1come Fund. (April 2012)
Funding Agency: Burroughs Wellcome
Requested Amount: $180,000.00 (unfunded)
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C. Presentations
1. National/International (Peer Reviewed)
Developing an Effective Pre-Service Field Experience for Teacher Education
Students Enrolled in Online Education Courses, Kappa Delta Pi International
Educational Society (KDP), 100th Convocation, Indianapolis, IN, November 3-6, 2011.
Developing an Effective Pre-Service Field Experience for Teacher Education
Students Enrolled in Online Education Courses, American Institute of Higher
Education Conference (AmHighEd), Charleston, SC, April 6-8, 2011.
Roundtable discussion, Developing an Effective Pre-Service Field Experience for
Teacher Education Students Enrolled in Online Education Courses, Association for
the Advancement of Educational Research (AAER), Stuart, FL, November 2- 6, 2010.
Using Technology for Student Presentations in Online Courses, Association for the
Advancement of Educational Research (AAER), Stuart FL, November 3- 8, 2009.
Using Technology for Student Presentations in Online Courses, POD Network Conference,
Houston, TX, October 28-November 1, 2009.

2. State/Local
Self-identification of Adult Developmental Theories: Comments from Educators,
North Carolina Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (NC-ACTE), Raleigh,
NC, September 25-26, 2014.
Climbing the TrEE, Environmental Educators of NC, The North Carolina
Arboretum, Asheville, NC, September 12-15, 2013. (Proposal was accepted)
Effective Parent Teacher Conferencing, James E. Shepherd Middle School,
Durham, NC, March 15, 2010.

D. Workshops
1. Regional/State (Invited)
The Integrated Curriculum, Patrick Henry School of Science & Art, Richmond, VA,
July 26-30, 2010.

E. Conferences/Workshops Attended
1. NC Department of Public Instruction, Summer Institutes, July 15-16, 2013.
2. University of North Carolina Greensboro, Lilly Conference, February 15-17, 2013.
3. Community to Succeed: The QEP Workshop, North Carolina Central University, Durham,
NC, September 28, 2012.
4. North Carolina Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (NC-ACTE),
Hilton, North Raleigh, NC, September 20-21, 2012. (Session Presider)
5. 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Summer Institute, US Dept. of
Education, Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (SEI), Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New
Orleans, LA, July 30-August 1, 2012.
6. 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Summer Institute, US Dept. of
Education, Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (SEI), Gaylord National Resort and
Convention Center, National Harbor, MD, July 26-28, 2011.
7. Increasing Minority Participation in STEM Education at HBCU/MSI, Theme:
Developing a North Carolina HBCU/MSI STEM Education Consortium, WinstonSalem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, May 12, 2011.
8. North Carolina Central University, 3rd Annual Education Symposium, School of
Education, Durham, NC, March 26, 2011.
9. North Carolina Community of Afterschool Programs, 2011 Synergy Conference,
Sheraton Four Points, Greensboro, NC, March 3, 2011.
10. Community to Succeed: The QEP Workshop, North Carolina Central University,
Durham, NC, May 2010.
11. North Carolina Central University, 2nd Annual Teacher Education Symposium,
School of Education, Durham, NC, March 20, 2010.
12. 2009 National Conference, US Department of Education, Office of Safe and DrugFree Schools, The Power of A B Change, Gaylord National Hotel, Gaylord,
MD, August 3-5, 2009.
13. Leadership Retreat sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies: North Carolina
Central University, Excellence in Leadership, Hilton-Raleigh Durham, NC,
April 5, 2009.
14. North Carolina Science & Engineering Fair, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC,
March 28, 2009.
15. North Carolina Central University: Linking Curriculum to Service Learning, School
Of Education, Durham, NC, March 25, 2009.

16. North Carolina Central University, 2009 Education Symposium, School of Education,
Durham, NC, March 21, 2009.
17. North Carolina Central University, 4th Annual African American Male Conference,
Durham, NC, March 12-13, 2009.
18. North Carolina Central University, School of Education, Technology Professional
Development Day, Durham, NC, February 27, 2009.
19. McGraw-Hill Higher Education Research and Product Development, WebEx
Conferencing System, February 25, 2009.
20. North Carolina Central University, School of Education, A Retreat for Revisioning,
Durham, NC, November 13, 2008.
21. North Carolina Central University, School of Education, Program Development:
Dr. Jacqueline Irvine, Black-White Test Score Gap, Durham, NC, November
7, 2008.
22. North Carolina Central University, Beginning and Advanced Grant Writing, Durham,
NC, October 7, 2008.
23. North Carolina Central University, School of Education, Round Table Discussion:
Students from UNC-Chapel Hill, Durham, NC, September 30, 2008.
24. Duke University, Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Public Education Reform: The Case
Study of Washington, DC, Durham, NC, September 16, 2008.
25. North Carolina Model Teacher Education ConsortiumInstructional Institute for
Lateral Entry and Inexperienced Teachers, Friday Center, Chapel-Hill, NC,
September 10-11, 2008.
26. Dr. Naim Akbar, Black History and Black Psychology: Correcting the
Mis-education of African American Children, Carter G. Woodson School of
Challenge, Winston-Salem, NC, August 19, 2008.
27. Kagan 22nd Annual Summer Academy, Cooperative Learning: Structures for Active
Engagement, Orlando, FL, July 13-18, 2008.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
A. Professional Certification
Superintendent
Principal (K-12)
Family and Consumer Science Education (9-12)
Academically Gifted (K-12)

B. Teaching Activities
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Courses Taught Independently

Human Growth and Development
Diversity, Pedagogy, and Social Change
Educational Psychology
Developmental and Psychological Foundations of Education
The Middle Grades
Curriculum Development and Instructional Expertise for the Middle Grades

C. Clinical Experiences Supervision

Masters of School Administration
Directed Teaching of Elementary Education

D. Thesis, Dissertation, Portfolio Review Activities

Portfolio Review:
Chair
Committee Member

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
A. Regional/State
Mentor and tutor for Science, Math, Advocacy, Reading, Technology (SMART), R.N. Harris
Elementary and Spring Valley Elementary School, 2010-Present. Mentored and tutored 5th grade
students in an afterschool program at Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church 21st CCLC.
Mentor and tutor for Student Mentoring, Achievement, and Reform Transitions (SMART),
Healthy Start Charter School, 2008-2011. Mentored and tutored 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in
an afterschool program.
B. University
Member of the University Committee on Student Conduct, North Carolina Central University,
Durham, NC, August 2014-Present. The committee sit on and review student issues where
students have violated the Student Code of Conduct.
Faculty Marshall, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, January 2014- Present. As a
Faculty Marshall, I am on duty at all University activities where the faculty has to dress in full
regalia.
Faculty Delegate to UNC GA, 2010 - As a Faculty Delegate, I attended monthly meetings in
Chapel Hill with other delegates and representatives. The meetings included but not limited to
current strategies and events that were taking place on campuses in the UNC System.

Choir Member of the Centennial Choir, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, August
2009-2011 - This Choir recruited volunteers to participate in Centennial activities on campus
where the choir was asked to appear; such activities included graduation.
African American Male Conference Committee, 2007-2009 This committee was responsible for
organizing the African American Male Conference.
C. School of Education
Mentoring/Pre-Induction and Disposition Committee, NCCU 2014-2016 - The role and function
of this committee is to design and implement a comprehensive mentoring and pre-induction
program that integrates the conceptual framework of the School of Education (Preparing
Educators for Diverse Cultural Contexts in the 21st Century and its six core values). The primary
goal of the Mentoring and Pre-Induction Program is to support the progression of students
identified as education majors from their entrance to North Carolina Central University through
the first three years of teaching.
Professional Development Committee, NCCU, 2014-2016 The unit systematically evaluates
faculty performance and facilitates professional development.
Portfolio Review and Presentation Committee, NCCU, 2008-2013 Assess graduate students
portfolios and presentations for Curriculum and Instruction, Professional Studies.
Search Committee for the Department of Special Education, NCCU, Fall 2009 As a member of
the Search Committee, I assisted with reviewing applications, other documentations, and
interviewing candidates interested in the Special Education Position.
Search Committee for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Professional Studies,
NCCU, Summer 2008 As a member of the Search Committee, I assisted with reviewing
applications, other documentation, and interviewing candidates interested in a position in
Curriculum and Instruction.
Graduate School Council for the School of Education, NCCU, 2008-2012 Members of this
committee review and make decisions about graduate students in the School of Education.
Professional Development Committee, NCCU, 2008-2013 Members are responsible for seeking
and recommending workshops, conferences, etc. that will enhance professional growth of faculty
and staff in the School of Education.
University/School Partnerships, NCCU, 2008-Present Members help develop partnerships with
K-12 and Local Education Agencies. The committee produced and spearheaded NCCUs first
Education Symposium. For 2012, the committee will host The Fifth Annual Gathering of
Leaders, Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC).
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, School of Education, 2008-Present As
Counselor of this Society, guidance is given to student members as they are involved with service
learning projects, educational issues, etc.
D. Department

Review student electronic portfolios in Foliotek, NCCU, 2010-Present

Portfolio Review and Presentation Committee, NCCU, 2008-2012 Assess graduate students
portfolios and presentations for Curriculum and Instruction.
E. Community
North Carolina Region, National Hampton Alumni Association, Inc., Protocol and Nominating
Committee Chair, 2012-2014 Will preside at the Regional meetings and for the nominations.
Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter, National Hampton Alumni Association, Inc., 2006-present
Served as member, elected as president, and presently elected as recording secretary.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, Quality Management Training, Distance
Education, May 20, 2013.
North Carolina Central University Department of Police and Public Safety, North Carolina
Central University, Durham, NC, Incident Command Training Overview For Executives/
Senior Officials, January 10, 2012.
Blackboard Training, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, 2009-present.
Purchasing Department, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, April 7, 2009.
Blackboard Training, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, October 2, 2008.
Odyssey Ware Online Curriculum Training, Healthy Start Academy, Durham, NC, September
2008.
Podcast Training, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, August 11, 2008.
Banner Training, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, August 25, 2008.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Secondary Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (AAER)
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (KDP)
Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK)